Matterson Inlet

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Matterson Inlet (80°50′S 160°30′E / 80.833°S 160.500°E / -80.833; 160.500Coordinates: 80°50′S 160°30′E / 80.833°S 160.500°E / -80.833; 160.500) is an ice-filled inlet between Penny Point and Cape Douglas, on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960–61) for Garth John Matterson, leader of the party that surveyed the area.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Matterson Inlet". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-29. 

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